Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

Cheery_Daff

That's a shame @VintageHistorian There are plenty of similar schemes up and down the country that work perfectly well, so it may be that it hasn't been properly investigated in your local area, or one particularly concerned person is putting a spanner in the works rather than looking for solutions. Who knows. I don't know the logistics behind it. I do know we're members, and then borrow things, so that set up might be rather different insurance wise than 'hiring' as such. 

I quite understand not wanting to set up your own scheme! Ours after much negotiation has a space in the normal library, which is great. They also lend out things like eg sets of glasses or cutlery if people are hosting. I don't think there are celebration banners etc though, I might suggest it!

MatyMoo

I love my steam cleaner for defrosting the freezer, getting rid of limescale from taps and getting to difficult to reach places - mine has several nozzles and attachments. 

The steam mop isn’t as effective on my floors as a proper mop though. 

Cheery_Daff

MatyMoo said:

I love my steam cleaner for defrosting the freezer, getting rid of limescale from taps and getting to difficult to reach places - mine has several nozzles and attachments. 

The steam mop isn’t as effective on my floors as a proper mop though. 

That's interesting - I started trying to just mop normally and it seemed worse than the mop so I'm glad it's not just me 😂

Sun is shining, although it's pretty windy. I've done a workout, and my morning pages writing, and after breakfast will get togged up for some outside pottering. Might need to put a wash on, it'll be dry in about five minutes I think!

badmemory

I never thought of using the steam cleaner to defrost the freezer.  I will have to see how that goes.  I do use hot water bottles in the small freezing compartment of my fridge to speed defrosting.

jackieblack

MatyMoo said:

I love my steam cleaner for defrosting the freezer, getting rid of limescale from taps and getting to difficult to reach places - mine has several nozzles and attachments. 

The steam mop isn’t as effective on my floors as a proper mop though. 

I didn’t realise it would work on limescale - living in an area with extremely hard water, I have a constant battle with limescale so I’ll give it a go next time I have the steamer out!

Cheery_Daff

I'm beginning to see why people rave about steam cleaners so much 😂 Currently contemplating doing the car seats... One car especially does pong a bit, even after multiple applications of bicarb, so a steam clean help a little. Today's the day for that though, it's sunny enough to leave all the doors open. Might do that now.

Making good progress in the garden. The ivy has woven its tendrils through the grass and while I've strimmed off the growth, I'm having to pull those out by hand. Getting there though. And it's nice being outside in the sunshine.

Had a chat with my dad. He's back in hospital for an operation on his foot tomorrow. Hopefully that will mean he can eventually get out of the platform boot thing he's been wearing since November because of his diabetic ulcer 🙄

Washing is blowing merrily on the line - I won't post another picture 😂

beanielou

I like seeing washing on the line 😍

rtandon27

  - Cheery you could start a series of the washing blowing in the wind - the filters might catch out any photos of smalls, but I'm sure regular laundry would keep us all entertained!

Cheery_Daff

😂😂😂 you daft lot 😂😂

Just for you then, second lot of bedding on the line, and duvets over the garden gate, right on the footpath 😂😂

rtandon27

Lol - my Sunday now includes viewing interpretive art on the forum - lol

Both very pretty views btw!